ASTERACEAE
Packera obovata (= Senecio obovatus)
Common Name: Round-leaf ragwort, Golden Groundsel
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basal rosette leaves | when the plants begin producing inflorescences in early Spring, the leaves on the inflorescence stalk are deeply incised |
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habit showing difference in basal leaves and stem leaves | head |
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Packera obovatus typical habitat--growing in clumps on rocky, shaded slopes | fruits (the head in the middle has almost finished developing fruits, while those around the outside have just started) |
another look at the newly-emerging leaves | inflorescences terminal, the heads cymosely arranged |